EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER TO TAKE NOTE OF:

Yom Kippur - September 21st

Book Club - Begins Sept. 23rd (see more info. below)

Fall Equinox - September 22nd

Guitar Concert - September 25th

Native American Day - Sept. 25th

First Day of Sukkot - Sept. 26th

Congregational Meeting - Sept. 27th at 9:15am

Handbell Rehearsals Begin - September 30th

ON THE HORIZON:

Blessing of the Animals - Oct. 3rd

World Communion Sunday - Oct. 4th

Bible Study at 9:15am in Grigg Parlor begins on October 4th

Ladies Soup Luncheon - Oct. 7th

Art Sunday - October 18th

Children's Sabbath - October 18th

Trunk or Treat - October 22nd

Reformation Sunday - October 25th

Crop Walk - October 25th

All Saint's Sunday - November 1st

Veteran's Sunday - November 8th

Veteran's Day - November 11th

Organ Concert - November 13th

If you'd like to give someone a little shoutout, please let us know. This could be anything; a birthday, an anniversary, a job well done, a thank you, anything works! Please help us share the good news.

You can email us at the office: office@1stpreslockport.com



A SHOUTOUT GOES TO:

EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN RALLY DAY; IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!!

Thank you to C. Hatton Humphrey and the Sanborn Fire Company for sharing their talents with us and putting on such a lovely concert on the 19th, it was truly enjoyable.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kelley Seekins on being named the NAIA Athletic Trainer of the Year, this is an amazing accomplishment!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, YOUR KINDNESS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!

For the Fall, we will continue with services being held at 10am at least until the end of January.

There will no longer be an 8:15am service.

We will be hosting breakfast before Worship on Sundays at 9am.

There will be Bible Study in Grigg Parlor at 9:15am if you'd like to join in after you eat your breakfast beginning on October 4th.

Sunday School will begin at 9:15am.

Adult Forum Book Study begins on Wednesday, September 23rd at 8pm - details are below.

We will be hosting a FREE Concert in our sanctuary, featuring world renowned, Guitarist, Alan Liu on Friday, September 25th at 7pm. This event is open to the public, we hope you'll join us.

Handbell Rehearsals will begin on September 30th.

Celestial Bells will now be at 2pm.

New Beginnings will still be at 7pm.

If you have any interest in learning the handbells, please speak with Jeff Seekins.

There will be a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, September 27th at 9:15am in Arnold Hall, please plan to attend.

We will be hosting a Blessing of the Animals drive-thru on Saturday, October 3rd from 11am - 12pm in our back parking lot.

Anyone and their animal(s) are welcome to attend.

We will be taking donations for the Niagara County SPCA as well and will be visiting the shelter in the afternoon to bless the animals there.

We will be taking part in World Communion Sunday on October 4th, please make sure to join us for this moving Worship service.

Our After School Art Program with Ms. Robin will begin on October 7th and is a 10 week class on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Wed and Thursdays 4:30 - 6pm

Friday - 6 - 7:30pm

Cost is $50 per child for materials.

Please reach out to Robin Andrews for more information at Robinsartwork716@gmail.com or text her at 716-727-8284.

Dear Church Family,

Well, here we are at the beginning of the Church year again, and the calendar is filling up with many activities and other special events - Concerts, Rally Day, Breakfasts, Bible and Book studies, Sunday School, Pet Blessings and so much more.

We are hoping that members of the church will take this time to rededicate themselves to the church by attending these events and Worship, as there is so much going on.

This Fall, I will be getting caught up on visits to church members and be serving Communion to shut-ins. If you have been missed this summer, rest assured, I will be contacting you soon.

Blessing,

Jim

We're in need of youth volunteers to be Readers and/or Acolytes for Sunday Worship.

There is a sign-up sheet in Arnold Hall.

Coffee & Fellowship after Worship will be from 11am - 11:45am in Arnold Hall.

If you'd like to sign-up to host a Sunday, there is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in Arnold Hall.



Please remember the following in your prayers;

Prayers to the thousands of people who lost their lives and their families on September 11th, Friend of Steve Cotten who just received a pacemaker, Friends of Sue Vasko; Katrina and Debbie, Doris Kovacs, Kenan Center and their new arena, Ken Coppings Friend, Melissa who lost her battle with cancer, Aidan Shay, Cindy Howard, Tiffany Miller, Victims of the wildfires and firefighters both domestic and international. The Family of Norm Pearson, The Family of Jim Currie, Terry and Stewart families on the passing of Uncle "Butch", Dave, Kathy Pease, Stephen Dempsey, Maria Goodrich's Brother in Law, Gary Sanner, The Family of Sunny Bloom, Patrick Lukes & Family, The Family of Lois Begley, Barb Youngberg, Family of Bob Kane, Geri May's daughter, Tony, Judy Kirchgraber, Mary Boyle's Husband, Elaine Stahlers' sister, Marsha, Elizabeth Kahler, June Covell,

Geri May, Frances D'Angelo, Jay Ramsey, Johanna Ramsey, Sonia Walter, Darcy O'Brien, Alexandra, Joe Radosky & Family, Brayden & Jordan, Cliff Carlson, Damon Mrowka, Bonnie Narehood's Husband, Josh Penna, Vince Davis, Melissa Penna, Betty Campbell, Jeff Monroe, Chris, Chuck Covell, Richard Kibler, Maralyn Joslyn, Dave Shambach, Tom Keough, Jennifer Rhoney, Rick Maines, Carol Abramson, Chris Lindemuth, Derrick Rose, Kathy Legters, Arlene Shaw, Curt Coby, Stephanie Brinks, Barbara, Betty Wolcott, Myrna Addenbrooke,

Kevin Wolcott, those who are sick & in nursing homes, Africa, Venezuela, Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Iran, Russia and Ukraine. Our troops at home & abroad.

Just a reminder that we continuously need donations for our food pantry; non-perishable food items are best.

Thank you to Bob Kovacs for graciously volunteering his time to manage our pantry, we appreciate you!

We're getting low on items and could certainly use some additional support from our Congregants!



The first Women's Soup Luncheon for the Fall season will be on October 7th at 12:15pm in Arnold Hall.